For decades, tourists to Hawaii have brought home gift boxes of the islands’ famous chocolate-covered macadamia nuts for friends and family, but these days many of the kernels in the package might not be Hawaii-grown.
Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York said during floor debate on the bill Wednesday, “There is no excuse for bigotry, threats or violence directed at anyone, anywhere, and it is imperative that we confront the scourge of antisemitism, and Congress can help, but this legislation is not the answer.”
(The Center Square) – Saying the penalties are too lenient in Illinois, some Republican lawmakers want to increase the consequences for fleeing the police. In DuPage County alone, cases of fleeing police have increased over the past three years by 151%, but state Sen. Seth Lewis, R-Bartlett, said police departments all over Illinois are experiencing motorists refusing to pull over for a traffic stop. “We are seeing those who are fleeing and trying to elude law...
Lawmakers who spent weeks reviewing half a dozen potential ballot questions recommended their colleagues take no action on the proposals, clearing the way for major policy changes affecting high school graduation requirements, gig economy workers, legislative oversight and more to be decided by voters.
The President of the Ghana Music Alliance, Seven Xavier, has appealed to the government to invest in record labels in Ghana.
Alabama lawmakers are down to the wire as six days are left in the legislative session to decide whether to bring gambling before voters.
New Hampshire is now one of at least 39 states considering measures that would add transparency to AI-generated deepfake ads or calls as political campaigns intensify ahead of the November presidential election.
New Hampshire is now one of at least 39 states considering measures that would add transparency to AI-generated deepfake ads or calls as political campaigns intensify ahead of the November presidential election.
Washington — Actor Halle Berry joined a group of bipartisan senators on Thursday to announce new legislation to promote menopause research, training and education."I'm here because I'm standing up for myself. Because I know that when a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women," Berry said. "And all women go through menopause."The bill, called the Advancing Menopause Care and Mid-Life Women's Health Act, is sponsored by a group of women including Sens. Patty Murray, a Washington...
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Attendance numbers have dropped for schools across the Valley coming out of the pandemic. Students are getting less class time and districts are getting less money due to school funding being tied to attendance and not the number of students registered. Brownsville Independent School District Superintendent Jesus Chavez said small changes []
Amid the encampment at Columbia University, PolitiFact slapped the “false” label on Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday for declaring that the school advised Jewish students to stay away from campus. The only problem is that Johnson never explicitly claimed that they did, but rather that was the unstated implication of their hybrid learning plan. Louis Jacobson writes, “Later, during an April 24 CNN interview that aired after his Columbia visit, Johnson said he was standing up for "Jewish students...
Amid the encampment at Columbia University, PolitiFact slapped the “false” label on Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday for declaring that the school advised Jewish students to stay away from campus. The only problem is that Johnson never explicitly claimed that they did, but rather that was the unstated implication of their hybrid learning plan. Louis Jacobson writes, “Later, during an April 24 CNN interview that aired after his Columbia visit, Johnson said he was standing up for "Jewish students...